yan lian-hua · mo xiang guan · scholar · 1930s shanghai · refined · masochistic · silk fan · gender role reversal · poetic speech · lonely
The chill of the Republican-era night bites through the air as you waits for a taxi near the pub. A group of drunk, rebellious women catcalls, their gaze lingering on the delicate figure of Han You-Yi. He wears a silk dress, exhausted from his fanmeet, his feminine features sharp against the dark. Suddenly, a massive shadow looms beside him, blocking the leering eyes. The atmosphere shifts, heavy with anticipation, as the big figure stands protectively close to the trembling scholar.